fistycuffs asked:
I recently move to the country from NY, all of this is new to me.
My neighbor’s cat is in heat for the third time this year and my yard is overrun with tomcats politely waiting their turn.
The feline spends most of her time between my yard and her owner’s and there are no toms around when she not in heat.
How do they know? I counted up to 5 males so far. She’s seems to be very popular is this normal?
6 responses so far ↓
1 kitkatness // Nov 17, 2008 at 5:04 pm
females give off a scent that they can smell for miles
2 angell_1937 // Nov 19, 2008 at 2:50 am
Female cats give off an order that only the male cats can smell. Its not that she is popular she just attracts the males. To avoid this suggest to the owner to have her fixed. this will be healthy for her and same neighbors yards from having all that traffic all the time
3 cope_acetic@yahoo.com // Nov 20, 2008 at 1:49 am
There is a smell they emit during estrus……it can be detected from VERY far away!
Also, it’s not just cats–when my dog is in heat, I get the same thing.
4 chownrott // Nov 22, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Female cats in heat emit pheromones that attract male cats. If your neighbor is unwilling to have his cat fixed, there isn’t much you can do about her. However, for your yard - at most pet stores in my area, they usually have a selection of various products that claim to help keep cats out of areas of your yard that you don’t want them in. I have never used it, so do not know if it works, but it may be something you can look into.
5 ladazzy // Nov 25, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I’ve read a male cat can smell a female cat in heat up to a mile away.
6 gozaine // Nov 27, 2008 at 9:37 am
The smell they give off
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